The Sociolinguistic Situation of Creoles in South Louisiana: Identity, Characteristics, Attitudes.
Megan Melançon
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The acquisition of sociolinguistic competence in French as a foreign language: an overview [PDF]
Jean‐Marc Dewaele
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Consonant clusters in Nigerian English
Abstract This study explores consonant cluster production and its influencing factors in Nigerian English using a corpus‐based approach. More than 4000 onset and coda consonant clusters produced in the broadcast talks, broadcast discussions and broadcast news from ICE‐Nigeria by a total of 44 speakers were analysed with reference to cluster position ...
Ulrike Gut, Philipp Meer
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A comparative study of doctor's meaning construction in diagnostic discourse with different degrees of patient satisfaction: A review. [PDF]
Liang H, Wang C.
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Nigerian English: History, functions and features
Abstract This article offers a comprehensive overview of Nigerian English, a rapidly expanding variety of world Englishes, recognised as one of the fastest‐growing varieties of English globally in numerical terms. This article has four aims. First, it discusses the historical developments of English in Nigeria with reference to the events that led to ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi+1 more
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The semantics, sociolinguistics, and origins of double modals in American English: New insights from social media. [PDF]
Morin C, Grieve J.
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A comparative study of self-praise on English and Chinese social media: strategies, themes, and motivations. [PDF]
Wu H, Zhang L, Ren S.
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‘A UK Sociolinguistic Perspective: Gene, Jeffrey and Evangelical ‘Broad Inclusion’ Intersubjectivity’ [PDF]
Noel Heather
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Sociolinguistic variation in the rhythm of Nigerian English speech
Abstract There is a dearth of research on speech rhythm in Nigerian English, and scholars have differing views on its nature, ranging from being syllable‐timed to tone‐timed. Apart from the fact that the majority of few available studies were conducted more than a decade ago, the exact nature of speech rhythm in Nigerian English remains contentious ...
Folajimi Oyebola, Osemudiamhe Ilekura
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